21 Downsway, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4WA

21 Downsway is a two-bedroom detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4WA). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in October 1998. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £523,000 sits 318.4% above the 1998 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 71.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2003. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.